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Uneasy riders
BY CELIA STOREY
The third annual Big Dam Bridge 100 was a no-room schoolhouse on wheels for some bicycle riders. A very crowded schoolhouse, with 1,700 students. - Monday, October 6, 2008
Yoga class stretches muscles of memory
BY JOHNNY DIAZ THE BOSTON GLOBE
“We are going to play a fun little game, and it requires concentration,” Patrice Flesch told her yoga students. Holding up her hands, she quickly extended and retracted her fingers. Her students repeated the motion. - Monday, October 6, 2008
THIS WEEK
Monday Bella Vista Bike Club rides at 9 a.m. (479) 876-1370. - Monday, October 6, 2008
Lessons of the road: Sunglasses, shorts, signs, shifting and stamina
The Big Dam Bridge 100 bicycle tour taught several members of 4-H Team Clover that you ought to go shopping for the pants you plan to pedal 100 miles in sooner rather than later. - Monday, October 6, 2008
Sofa spuds need your advice to keep moving after Komen
BY CELIA STOREY
After 14 years of the Susan G. Komen Arkansas Race for the Cure, Saturday’s 15th anniversary racers can safely head for downtown Little Rock with certain expectations: An elbow-to-elbow, as-far-asthe-eye-can-see crowd will show up to support the Susan G. Komen for the Cure foundation’s cause of preventing and curing breast cancer. The race has grown every year. Last year’s drew more than 45,000 people. - Monday, October 6, 2008
Life lines
BY CELIA STOREY
Name that du Bruce Dunn’s All Sports Productions is planning a new duathlon in spring 2009, and he’d like some help naming it. - Monday, October 6, 2008
MASTER CLASS : Glute Lift is simple way to build strength
BY MATT PARROTT SPECIAL TO THE DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE
Although technology has vastly improved the quality of fitness equipment available in today’s gyms, some of the most effective exercises require none of it. - Monday, October 6, 2008
Check your knowledge
1. The largest lake in the world is called a sea. Identify it. 2. William Jennings Bryan ran for the presidency three times, losing to what two Republican opponents? 3. What country in Europe has as its head of state King Albert II? 4. What is a light year? 5. The ecclesiastical law of a Christian church is known as ________ law. Fill in the blank with a five-letter word beginning with “c.” 6. In linear measure, how many rods equal one furlong? A rod is 5 1/2 yards long. 7. Is it true or false that a “punt” is a kind of boat? 8. What are the colors of dogwood tree flowers? 9. Is Cantonese the language of northern or southern China? Answers 1. Caspian Sea, which has a surface area of 143,550 square miles. 2. Bryan, a Democrat, lost twice to William McKinley (1896 and 1900) and once to William Howard Taft (1908). 3. Belgium 4. The distance light travels through space in a year, which is about 6 trillion miles. 5. “Canon” 6. 40 rods 7. True. A punt is a flatbottomed, square-ended boat used in shallow waters and - Monday, October 6, 2008
ON TV CONTEST : Time to leap to the rescue of TV favorites
The air is starting to turn cooler, the leaves are thinking about changing and the white shoes are (or should be) in the back of the closet. - Monday, October 6, 2008
Moms on the move squeeze in workout
BY JULIE DEARDORFF CHICAGO TRIBUNE
I knew motherhood would change my life, but sabotage my workouts? Never. - Monday, October 6, 2008
Fashion U.
BY KYLE BRAZZEL
FAYETTEVILLE — Sarah Hillman has seen the future and the future is robotics. - Sunday, October 5, 2008
SPIRITS : Try a Riesling and call it good
BY PHILIP MARTIN
We don’t know much about Therese Charlotte Luise of Saxony-Hildburghausen other than that her wedding to Crown Prince Ludwig of Bavaria was apparently quite a party. The nuptials took place in Munich on Oct. 12, 1810, and the festivities culminated five days later with a major horse race. - Sunday, October 5, 2008
SPIN CYCLE : Duggar TV is kind, nice and boring!
JENNIFER CHRISTMAN
I said before that all I really need to know I learned on Temptation Island. And then Love Cruise. And then The Bachelor. And then The Anna Nicole Show. And then The Bachelorette. And then Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica. And then The Simple Life. And then America’s Next Top Model 2. And then Sports Illustrated: Swimsuit Model Search. And then MTV’s PoweR Girls. And then Britney and Kevin: Chaotic. And then the second installment of Dancing With the Stars. And then the fifth season of American Idol. And then Victoria Beckham: Coming to America. And then MTV’s Pageant Place. And then the fourth installment of Project Runway. And then Rock of Love 2. And the fourth season of Top Chef. - Sunday, October 5, 2008
ListenUp : Rucker a rocker no more
Darius Rucker Learn to Live (EMI) Country BOf all the once-rock stars trying to postpone the slide into oblivion (hello, Jewel!), Darius Rucker’s jump to Nashville requires less strain on the imagination — certainly less than, say, Donna Summer. The phenomenon of Hootie and the Blowfish — what one writer called “revenge of the normal” — was rock with a lowercase r made by a genial, hardworking bar band. Rucker’s soulful bellow was the signature instrument, but once the gas ran out of 1994’s Cracked Rear View, even that couldn’t restart Hootie mania. You’ll be forgiven if you can’t figure out the difference between rocker Rucker and country Rucker (answer: the fiddles, silly!), but at least on Learn to Live the man flexes his funny bone (and it is Rucker; he has a co-writing credit on every song). “Drinkin’ and Dialin’” and “All I Want,” a honky-tonker featuring Brad Paisley on guitar, even come equipped with smile-inducing specifics. Even so, a stubborn dullness clings to this CD and it’s hard to muster genui - Sunday, October 5, 2008
The buzz
— ELLIS WIDNER
MAX PODS Max Recordings’ head guy Burt Taggart is working on the label’s first podcast, which will be with singersongwriter Kevin Kerby. Kerby also is working on an album. Taggart says he expects the podcast to be posted by mid-October on the Max Web site, www.maxrecordings.com. The podcasts will be about 30 minutes long; other artists are expected to participate. - Sunday, October 5, 2008
ENTERTAINMENT NOTES : UA music professor to give clarinet recital with colleagues
BY ERIC E. HARRISON
Nophachai Cholthitchanta, clarinet professor at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, will give a recital with pianist Kristen Harwell and faculty colleagues Janice Yoes, soprano, and Stephen Gates, cello, at 7 p.m. Monday in the Stella Boyle Smith Concert Hall, Fine Arts Building, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville. - Sunday, October 5, 2008
CHARTS
NOTES: Good ol’ Metallica stares down the competition including whippersnapper Demi Lovato and the barely dressed Pussycat Dolls among others. Hootie & the Blowfish fans find that they like the country move by Darius Rucker. - Sunday, October 5, 2008
TELL ME ABOUT IT : Affair raises who-to-tell issue
CAROLYN HAX
DEAR CAROLYN: What is the responsibility of adults who know of a divorced woman (DW) having an affair with a married man (MM) and also fooling around with other men, sometimes the same days? - Sunday, October 5, 2008
Arts group sets ’08-09 season
Second Street Live, a season of concerts in Fort Smith, has announced its 2008-09 season: Oct. 23 — Carlene Carter Nov. 3 — The Waybacks Dec. 11 — Justin Townes Earle Jan. 15 — Brave Combo Feb. 11 — Terrance Simien March 2 — Esperanza Spalding April 9 — The Elders The concerts will be held in The Fort Smith Event Center, 12 N. 11th St., Fort Smith. - Sunday, October 5, 2008
LET’S TALK : In any crisis, the blame game is rigged so everyone loses
HELAINE WILLIAMS
The times may be turbulent, but it’s best that we keep some peace about us. - Sunday, October 5, 2008
Royalties on downloads set till 2013
BY RYAN NAKASHIMA THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
LOS ANGELES — The federal Copyright Royalty Board has left the royalty that songwriters receive on sales of CDs and digital downloads at 9.1 cents per song for the next five years. - Sunday, October 5, 2008
Blues, barbecue to fill the air at Helena’s 23rd music festival
BY JACK W. HILL
Why didn’t they just call it the Helena Blues Festival? When that historic city on the Mississippi River lost the rights to call it the King Biscuit Blues Festival — is nothing sacred? — they studied matters for a while and came up with a new name, the Arkansas Blues and Heritage Festival. - Sunday, October 5, 2008
Christmas musical auditions planned
Conway-based Children’s Theatre To Go will hold auditions for the musical Santa Claus Conquers the Martians — book and lyrics by Bob May, music by Karen Owings, based on the 1964 movie of the same name — at 6 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday in Room 108 of Stanley Russ Hall at the University of Central Arkansas, 201 Donaghey Ave., Conway. - Sunday, October 5, 2008
Clearing the air
ERIC E. HARRISON
Even though fall is here, Arkansas’ weathercasters may still be issuing ozone alerts and listing outdoor aerial allergens like pollen and mold that often make people sneeze, wheeze or gasp. - Saturday, October 4, 2008
Neighborhood watch
DESTINATION: DOWNTOWN LIVING Shorthand sells. That seems to be the guiding philosophy behind what could be called Little Rock’s “new downtown.” Just as the state Department of Parks and Tourism recently announced it would be shifting its promotional marketing strategy to showcasing individual attractions rather than selling the entire state, the capital city, in rebranding its urban core, seems to be adopting a neighborhood-by-neighborhood approach, complete with catchy brand names. - Saturday, October 4, 2008
Tools & toys
— Marcia Schnedler
eNook What’s to love: Bills itself as “a gas station for gadgets.” What’s it do: Can recharge and store electronic gadgets at a single spot, usually near the most used entry to a house. Folds up to fit in small spaces. Has room for laptop to check email, leave messages for others in family. Comes in cherry, maple, white, with choice of fabric backing. Additional shelf available. Company also makes eNook Pro for laptops or flat-screen monitors. Price: $429 for eNook, $34.99 for additional shelf (eNook Pro $1,199); view www.anthro.com. - Saturday, October 4, 2008
Personal space
— Tracy M. Rogers
Daniel Keeley Where I live: I live in Fayetteville on Mount Sequoyah. It is a one-level mid-century ranch-style house that’s been updated. It’s leaning to the modern side now. It’s actually a blend of modern things and a lot of antiques from particular periods — mostly French — that complement modern furniture. - Saturday, October 4, 2008
In the garden
JANET CARSON
Janet Carson is a horticulture specialist for the University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service. Write to her at P.O. Box 391, Little Rock, Ark. 72203, or e-mail her at jcarson@arkansason line.com QI’m already starting to think about spring. A friend gave me some seeds for cypress vine. I know they are climbers. Since I live in an apartment and only have a porch, I’m curious about how will they do in hanging baskets. I can almost visualize how beautiful they would be. - Saturday, October 4, 2008
Cyclist’s goosing is first strike by obnoxious Canadian fowls
Dear Otus, While I greatly appreciate your newspaper’s recent efforts to educate Arkansans on the wonderful sport of birding, I believe you are doing a disservice by only highlighting the positive aspects of recent events. - Saturday, October 4, 2008
CLICK & CLACK’S CAR TALK
TOM & RAY MAGLIOZZI
Click & Clack (Tom and Ray Magliozzi) dispense advice about cars in Car Talk every Saturday. E-mail Click & Clack by visiting the Car Talk section of www.cartalk.com DEAR TOM AND RAY: I love my 2000 VW Cabrio. It feels solid on the road, and the functioning roll bar completes the safe feeling (no, I haven’t had to use it). But I’m wondering about how safe it is when there’s lightning all around. I’ve heard that a car is safe in a thunderstorm not because of the rubber tires, but because it’s completely encased. So, does that make a convertible with a cloth top vulnerable? Am I risking my children’s lives? Do I need to get something with just a sunroof for safety and peace of mind? Do I need to succumb to my husband’s insistence that I get a (ack!) minivan? — Margaret TOM: Tell your husband to go jump in a lake, Margaret. Just not during a lightning storm. - Saturday, October 4, 2008
